TV Guide.com Editor-in-Chief Mickey O'Connor discusses James Gandolfini's extensive career and the influence of The Sopranos on cable TV dramas. The actor died June 19 while in Italy.

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TV guide editor-in-chief into the TV Guide icons editor-in-chief Nikki O'Connor joins me to discuss making good morning morning so ... you know ... a lot people are talking about to get off the in the circumstances surrounding East after aam which we don't know yet right aam ... but we wanted to talk about a whole bunch of shows that were influenced ... by the Sopranos which ones in particular I mean I think and I think in general if you look at the Sopranos it's about the history of ... cable TV ... on the original programming on cable TV aam you know this is a show that was about ... the real the violent man who I aam ... went to therapy ... um he had ... an okay relationship with this wife and children ... um and ... you know ... going to James kindof a nice amazing performance ... he was someone use of every before never lets me see was this gigantic ... story arc by the way I should I should note I miss both men ago the AFP is reporting that cardiac arrest ... was the cause of death ... I am ... but what whatever saying it ... would need the Sopranos kind of unique and and has created this this collegiate team use that that are ... yes network TV almost ... it has a beginning middle and upper every show yet and I think they can if you look if you look in shows like lost and desperate Housewives and things that came after the Sopranos ... were serialized story lines ... aam with the norm ... aam I think it all back into cable ... aam in if you look at things like Mad Men and Breaking Bad IMC ... those issues that the irony studio the wiring HBO this are all shows that I think because of the success of the Sopranos ... um it was found to be a feasible financial model for TV shown when it comes down to it that's what it's about this money would ... mean if midpoint strategically the shows have been ... in incredibly important for ... for cable TV firm ... yet mean I think that he had cable to its premium cable TV is all the kittens was forever since I think that the of a show that people wanna watch ... then you know um people sign up and ... in the Sopranos singlehandedly ... reinvented HP is original programming this this time because ... it was to draw on to ... the ... authentic you mention your producer the ... Jersey shore ... is is another show that that traces its lineage back in the Senate from the vine to the ridiculous I suppose I mean I think they can do ... there there was sort of ... you know for better or worse ... an examination of seven jersey culture as kind of thing and Dom you know that started the Sopranos I think that went through ... you know the reality ... I've just are not and came out as Jersey shore as the real Housewives of New Jersey ... um you know ... this has asked the networks ... and or stand passed on Sopranos ... this is true yet ... I'm and ... I'm in I think that there was a moment where they thought that they can do it ... in a safer network TV so it mainly we all benefit from the right to direct ... the city but you know I think that you know that's another that's another reason why we look at the Emmy's for example the Sopranos was the first ... cable show to win an Emmy ... aam ... for best ... best series faster Magic series ... and um you know ... a lot of people look and said well you know they can swear they continued the they can do all these things that we can't your network TV ... and of course yes that's true but I'm you know I think it ... is to read just that I think that something else would've won him the first that was Avici a lot more to this data suggests that ... any particular ... besides Tony soprano yet in their favor rolls the rule number four ... aam you know I actually this is this is can be a surprise but he actually did the voiceover that I've chiefly light in the movie where the wild things are ... he was really he was one of the wild things aam ... the character named Carol ... and you know there ... is this really strange for the first recognize ... that voice seven boys and me no Corsi how he was re when their town ... and then you know when you realize ... that stance the end of the new assistant in interesting take on on this guy he knew ... you know ... he did like to experiment with with ... the trousers my favorite ... was the different on a mobster was was the Mexican fetch our ... death ... that was he played he played a gay hitman ... which you know at the time I think that ... that sort of a big spoiler when you watch the movie but I think the you know I think that that's on ... and I think that that was something he wanted to try to push in a different direction because obviously a lot of the roles that he ... got where ... violent there where you know ... him and they are a people against the law in a busy one for people to check out if they got there they're looking for it may dent in the placings with chili Robert's every once in a stake in a key so much for coming all from ...